#dtk12chat Archive
Please join us for a weekly conversation about design thinking in K12 education. We will have a variety of moderators with a wide range and depth of design thinking experiences. Each week, we will connect the dots to the design thinking methodology and how it can and will play a bigger role in today’s K12 educational arena.
Wednesday March 30, 2016
This is the weekly dtchat,the opening of the dtchat This is the format that you use as you start intros https://t.co/b1o2zR8DEx
Running a bit late tonight. I'll join the party in a bit!
when will there be a Ralph Tresvant and New Edition quote?
Hello team welcome to the weekly . I will be you host tonight James Campbell. Thank you for joining
Q0 please introduce yourself and share why you love spring?
Hiya, ! Erin, gr9 T from Western ME. I love spring because it's almost summer! Can't wait to get outside more often!
Kevin Day, back from History Day purgatory. I love spring like Lucien loves snails.
Chris in Atlanta. I love spring bc it's the beginning of music and food festival season.
Hi . Loving the opportunity to spend more time outside.
clean all the camping gear!
Tonight I hope to focus on a little empathy for Ts, Ss, Ps Admin etc etc. buckle up and enjoy ride
Attempting from phone is a bad idea. Was trying to come up w/a clever simile for that, but...
More like buy myself some camping gear and stop borrowing it from family!
First question coming in a moment, as always the format is q1, a1 q2, a2 etc etc
More like Make yourself some camping gear from the stuff you already own!
Urbie not far from Phoenix
A1 Staples HS '91 -- Digital Underground, BDP, Led Zeppelin, Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, Rush, Van Halen
A1 my senior year 1990 of HS one of my favorites was Bonita Applebum by ATCQ. Thanks for rolling with my tribute today
hey hey - Lisa from Pittsburgh here, better late than never!
A1: Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston!
A1: Nirvana, most likely. :)
A1:Pearl Jam-Ten, Primus-Sailing the seas of cheese, Widespread - Everyday, Phish - Junta, Grateful Dead - American Beauty...
A1: U2 Joshua Tree, Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Minor Threat, Kate Bush,
A1: Oh, lord, 2001. Total Eminem phase. The Marshall Mathers LP. Also for daaaaaays!
A1a what about their music made it relevant to you?
I feel like I'm learning so much more about all my tweeps tonight... Excellent Q1 !
I think lots of folks have spring break this week. Could be on quiet side.
A1: the lightning Seeds, Smiths, Cure, Nirvana, Picture of Nectar, Old and in the Way, John Michael Montgomery
Just another brick in the wall https://t.co/A6wBz5YyRd
A1: U2 Joshua Tree, Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Minor Threat, Kate Bush,
I slim shady yes the real slim shady https://t.co/Ffnla84QTs
A1: Oh, lord, 2001. Total Eminem phase. The Marshall Mathers LP. Also for daaaaaays!
A1: Here's a stretch, perhaps: Ned's Atmoic Dustbin.
A1, 2: Also the original broadway cast recording of RENT. Over and over and over!
Shame! this is a great start!
Question 2 coming soon...
A1a - Growing up in an anxious, high-expectation home, music in headphones became a quiet rebellion -- and before I even knew it.
A1b: DP for when I was "in a mood" and WH when I was with my girlfriends! Music = mood!
A1 The Streak by Ray Stevens in 1974..
A1) Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Phish, and Public Enemy.
A1a for me the hip hop of that time was so diverse, you could have fun, start the revolution and come straight outta Compton
A1a: Music was/is the vehicle that brought me out of SW Virginia and out to the world; that and soccer
Former S posted saw DavidGilmour!I thought PFloyd was past prime when saw Momentary Lapse of Reasn tour https://t.co/S1PsHwwmlf
Just another brick in the wall https://t.co/A6wBz5YyRd
A1: U2 Joshua Tree, Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Minor Threat, Kate Bush,
Dookie, over and over and over.
A1 Bennie and the Jets, Elton John..
A1a: The first CD I bought with my own money from my crappy fast food job. (With ALL the swear words!) Felt like a total grownup.
A1a: the music that I was listening to rep'ed the voices of people who couldn't speak for themselves...for whatever reason
Over and over... Be more specific. How many minutes? 😜 https://t.co/H9MB1Qb9fz
A1, 2: Also the original broadway cast recording of RENT. Over and over and over!
A1: gotta add StevieRayVaughn & DavidBowie!Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.No Primus yet cuz only released demo tape, no albums yet!
Look at you! Firing up empathy before it was a "thing"....
we need a whole music themes twitterchat
A2 I can't lie after I saw Pretty Woman I was in love with Julia Roberts but she didn't call me
A1 Sunday nights Dr. Demento on The Mighty MET, KMET in Los Angeles..
A2: Trainspotting, Independence Day or the first Mission Impossible.
Totally remember Dr.Dimento!! https://t.co/gpI0WLN6ZS
A1 Sunday nights Dr. Demento on The Mighty MET, KMET in Los Angeles..
A1 cont) Rage Against The Machine, Janet Jackson, The Samples, Alice in Chains, and Snoop
yes that was a good one also!
A2 Papa was pretty strict.. Back in '74 likely me n brothers were parked in front of TV watching the Million Dollar movie on KHJ.
Definitely SRV who are we kidding? i was playing a Mixtape I made on my jambox from tapes pulled from a vinyl suitcase
A2 Some SUPER nervous first dates that year.... "Arachnophobia" was a shaky, happy blur.
Question three is coming in the air tonight... Hold on
local east bay boys! Used to go to Gilmour street in Berkeley!
Don't mess with me, man. I WILL start throwing down the show tunes.
A1: who didn't have Joy and Pain- ROb Base and EZ Roc on a mix tape man I loved my mix tapes
A1 and A2 Watching Lethal Weapon; hearing Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, U2, Whitesnake, Huey Lewis https://t.co/1uPjx9V2F9
A2 Once I moved out to Phoenix for DeVry in June '74 Young Frankenstein at the Christown Mall UA 6 theatres.. Got 1st row seats..
loving these nostalgia Qs & u know we'll connect it all 2 somehow. ;)
Mix tapes used to require SKILL! Now they just require pirating software...
never even heard of it. ;)
Is that an actual pic of your ride?
Empathy, man. It's all empathy. :)
A2: I can't even really remember what movies back then. Probably something disturbing like Clockwork Orange.
Oh man - it's awesome, awful, and so dated. You have to see it. :)
A3 Don't let me screw up (and change my mind about moving to Arizona) to attend DeVry Institute of Technology..
A3 my mom just bought a Geo Strom and she was allowing me to drive it to the beach after graduation
A3) Did I pass my finals, and will my diploma be signed?
I think I'm starting to guess where u r going with this. ;)
A mixtape requires focus, so it can be truly appreciated. you cant back WishYouWereHere w/JerryWasARacecarDriver
Hmmmm. Very interesting Dr.Freud. I sense anxiety. ;) https://t.co/sONSNQIljW
A3) Did I pass my finals, and will my diploma be signed?
A3: Crap, this robe is see-through.
A3: So I'm really majoring in Latin, eh?
A3: Senior Beach Week how to fit a 96 gallon cooler in the Peugeot
dude... That's like my fav line from the movie. But every time I reference it, NO ONE GETS IT!
You also had to be pretty darn quick on the record button!
A3 Is it too late to try to ask out A______? Yearning for the future, but clinging to memories that never quite were....
SO MANY HOURS LISTENING TO THE RADIO...
I quote movies like other people quote songs. The only person who knows what I'm talking about is my little sister.
only if you want to catch your "bed check" from K92 (local radio)
Question 4 coming up starting to play connect the dots
jersey shore of course!!!
Brilliant intro! I'll deputize myself to give it a big ol' BOOMSHAKALAKA
So design thinking is all about Empathy let's start empathizing a little
Worth it in the end! A well-crafted mix tape was a thing of beauty!
Q4 Spring 2016, what do you think your Ss, Ts, Co-workers are thinking about on a daily basis? https://t.co/bfXeIGJR1Y
we went to wildwood but stayed in ocean city NJ!
had 2 b careful abt sending "unintended messages," esp 4 a crush was involved
A3: what was i going to do when everyone who did well in school went away to college?
Oh yes! I double deputize you! https://t.co/P9TfqVIRzp
Brilliant intro! I'll deputize myself to give it a big ol' BOOMSHAKALAKA
Ss - when do we work again, do field based learning? Ts, it's the end of term.. Grading is work, colleagues - breaks over!
A4: I did notice that most of us educators did NOT reference thinking of our studies... So our Ss aren't either?
A4/2 Ss (MS-ers) are thinking: "When will my parents EVER let me have cell phone privileges like everyone else has?!?"
A4: Ts and Admin, def. PBE switch, new laws (amended almost daily, seems like), how to keep being effective.
A4/1 Ts are thinking: "How many days left in this break until I start panicking for the final sprint?"
A4 9th graders is he going to make us write another essay; Ts comments finished now time to right exams, 12th wait on UGA
A4 Incoming! (Lots more work)..
A4,2: Ss think about PBE, too, hopefully not as much as I do! When you're changing your rubrics all the time, they notice!!
A4: Admins/leaders: Is it too late to make this amazing idea happen next year or do I have to wait ANOTHER 14 months?!
Q4: Ss: Spring break, being in sunshine, will I go to prom, well he/she like me back, will I get into _____ college
well I did mention work and field based learning..
A4 9th graders is he going to make us write another essay; Ts comments finished now time to write exams, 12th wait on UGA
A4: I think my indie study Ss are realizing / learning a lot more about themselves than their topics of study!
A4) It's spring... WHY IS IT SNOWING!!! THIS NEVER ENDS!!!
A4: Ts: , , Restaurants, live music. Ss: ways to use Google Drive to set up secret clubs, not live music
Ts:it's almost April and I still haven't taught ____, will I have 2 grade over my whole break, can i grade these out in the sun
I find blue paper does well in direct sunlight...
A4) Springtime? Testing... Ugh...
HoS: what's our enrollment look like, what about new funding/partners for next year, facilities projects this summer.
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1... A question is about to drop
A4: today's T convo: can we pull out of this PBL and do THAT PBL instead?
You are tackling big questions https://t.co/FXSobIY1SN
HoS: what's our enrollment look like, what about new funding/partners for next year, facilities projects this summer.
Prototyping and iterating. ;) https://t.co/Wu9jGEzsS4
A4: today's T convo: can we pull out of this PBL and do THAT PBL instead?
a4: this design thinking is dope, it’s like riding on the ridge, what we need is to bridge… https://t.co/zxrZvo598v
Q4 Spring 2016, what do you think your Ss, Ts, Co-workers are thinking about on a daily basis? https://t.co/bfXeIGJR1Y
3% battery. Must get to computer. :)
a4: ...more into our literacy units, they’re getting mushy like cold oatmeal in the fridge!
just do it! it's the first try. it can only get better OR cut it loose
Q5 What are we doing to show(or how can )empathy for the people that are counting down days? https://t.co/SuRvsJu28p
Q5 What are we doing to show(or how can )empathy for the people that are counting down days? https://t.co/SuRvsJu28p
Me today: I hate the common assessment I did last year. *throws in recycling* Pause *takes back out of recycling*
Consciously plan some human moments in the frenzy.
A5: Slow down. Take time to listen and make time to visit. Be gracious and show you appreciate your team.
A5 Empower them to take a risk with their teaching. Messy is ok.
A5: Hopefully not judging them b/c they are where they are!
A5: Started writing resumes/cover letters w/Sr. class. "More" useful to them than essays atm.
A5 Cover a colleague's lunch duty.
I think we often forget people are humans and need those moments https://t.co/kcuto6Iw4A
Consciously plan some human moments in the frenzy.
I'm also a fan of incentivizing risks..pizza, release time, small stipends!
A5: get outside and connect "classroom" to the real world offer an experience vs. lecture
Indeed. How are schools like Soylent Green? ...
Yes. best advice from my mentor T, 20+yrs ago.Sometimes you'll b all in & sometimes u won't. That's life https://t.co/LsrryBeQXe
A5: Hopefully not judging them b/c they are where they are!
YAAAAS! Tie a history/ss class to current events -- and invite some real talk.
Never eating in the caf again?
heart of tonight's chat has been around Empathy. Getting to know your users. Tonight you all are users. Final question coming
We did a today to launch Ecosystem learning
The most important question of the night is rise light a quiet dawn on a spring day
Yes, and look for the effects of history (or math, science, or ALL areas) on a
on that note we are running a series of backpack challenge sprints in fourth grade, incredible! https://t.co/tJcSKfGFRf
not judging, so important and trust best intentions from others.
A6: coming back after our break with plenty of sleep and a renewed gym habit. Sound mind in a sound body...
that was a challenge I started w/my 7th/8th grade & wasn’t working so tried something else.
A6: Also trying to have more conversations with Ss. Just about anything.
this is my weakest link in all honesty! Constantly need a reminder
Hiking & connecting w/like-minded peeps like Avoiding the toxic yes but’er types.
A6 for me I have spent 3 nights planning and goal setting around health, relationships & areas of Growth https://t.co/0G9nxdlQxP
A6: Doing PT so I can start running again (sigh), belting out show tunes in the car (fabulously), being the crazy T (obv)
A6: making time for casual interactions w/Ss and Ts. strengthening relationships refills my cup
Before school coffee dates with my tribe two days a week.
time travel break? tell us more! :)
…was laughing so hard I couldn’t hold the camera to record fourth graders handshaking, dancing, cheering!
or every worse" no, but" people ;)
AWESOME!! Want to see that footage!
Tomorrow is "Teen Issues Day" at sch. Tons of presentations, guest speakers, real life topics Ss need to learn about.
this is the challenge I want to spend time with this summer
A6 Sitting meditation and morning pages every morning. A run every other day. Facetime with my better half at night.
❤️ this! Can get so busy that the relationship building/maintaining gets pushed aside. THX for reminder. https://t.co/LrW80PDxOU
A6: Also trying to have more conversations with Ss. Just about anything.
exercise, daily! play guitar, daily! reading “Theater of the Oppressed” and stop to grok each chapter https://t.co/FnQ6zgG7Ks
A6/2 Bear witness to the attending anxiety of dropping the pen -- and try to believe that boundaries DO invite innovation....
A6: remembering to trust myself
you rocked this chat man!!! Really great spring break’ish reflections and connections!
just looking for rich experiences w/3rd gr at heart
working beautifully! students totally get that backpacks are designed for “average” not for “jagged” https://t.co/hkmpJCWnEh
that was a challenge I started w/my 7th/8th grade & wasn’t working so tried something else.
A6) I want to experience facilitating design thinking..... Been lurking hashtag
Curious to hear more about what y’all are thinking.
